The House is set to reconvene for the first time in two weeks to vote on who will become the next speaker, with Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R‑OH) hoping to shore up enough support among the GOP conference to secure the speaker’s gavel by the end of the day.
Lawmakers are scheduled to come to the House floor at noon on Tuesday, where members will give nominating speeches for their preferred candidates before beginning a roll call vote to elect its next speaker. In order to win the vote, any candidate must receive the majority vote of the members present and vote in the chamber at the time of the election.
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